Daily Archives: January 18, 2018

by Tom Harper The writer is a Doctoral Researcher in Politics, University of Surrey As the Myanmar government’s violent policy towards its Rohingya Muslims drew increasing international condemnation in 2016, the country’s sometime icon of democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, declined to speak out for the persecuted minority. And in ...

Srinagar, Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Mohammad Yasin Yasin Malik and Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Thursday addressed a press conference at Nigeen residence area of Srinagar. The press conference was held in response to the recent NIA raids and statement issued by the Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat ...

Srinagar, The President of India will felicitate 112 women achievers who have achieved a first in any field on 20th Jan 2018 at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Known as ‘First Ladies’, these women have been identified on Thursday by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of Government of India. The spokesman said ...

Jammu, Minister for Law and Justice Abdul Haq on Thursday reiterated that the government is seriously defending JK’s stated position on Article 35A and other such litigations pending in the courts. While speaking on the discussion on the Demand for Grants of Law and allied Departments in the Legislative Assembly National ...

Jammu, Jammu Muslim Front (JMF) on Thursday condemned the brutal act of rape committed on a minor girl namely Asifa in Hira Nagar Kathua district. The spokesman said it is the failure of Government machinery especially the Police work who have not been able to pledge such incidents. JMF is of ...

Jammu, Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu has welcomed the decision of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) to set up its maiden office in Srinagar. He said it is a welcome move that a leading business chamber of the country has, for the first time, decided ...

Jammu, In continuation of its public outreach programme, the J&K State Commission for Women in association with National Commission for Women organised a two-day legal awareness programme for women at Government Degree College, Boys, Kathua. A spokesman said in a statement, in her address Chairperson Jammu and Kashmir State Commission for ...

Srinagar, The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Inc) have taken a serious note of the eviction notices served to the shopkeepers at the Srinagar International Airport by the Airport Authority of India. The spokesman said KCC&I has taken up the issue formally with the Minister of Civil Aviation through an ...

Indomitable at home, India’s batsmen capitulated in the face of South Africa’s menacing pace attack to suffer a 135-run drubbing in the second Test here today, ending a nine-series unbeaten run for ViratKohli’s world No.1 side. After the 72-run loss in the opening Test, the margin got bigger here as ...

By Samuel Baid China seems to be calculating how shrewdly it can exploit United States President Donald Trump’s New Year’s 4 AM tweet accusing Pakistan of paying his country in “lies and deceit” in return for US $ 33 billion, Pakistan has received from the US in the past ...